Using Capnography to Reduce Hypoxia During Pediatric Sedation

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Conditions studied: Hypoventilation, Hypoxia

In brief

The investigators hypothesize that the addition of capnography during moderate sedation will improve recognition of hypoventilation and apnea. This will lead to an increased frequency of staff interventions such as verbal or physical stimulation for these events in order to improve ventilation which will in turn lead to a reduction in the frequency of oxygen desaturations. If capnography proves to be effective in creating earlier detection and intervention for hypoventilation and apnea during moderate sedation provided by non-anesthesiologists, this device can be used in a variety of clinical settings to enhance patient safety.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01463527

Run by

Yale University

People needed

167

Starts

2011-09-01

Expected to finish

2012-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-01-11

Who can join

Age: 1 and older, up to 20. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Children 1-20 years old who require IV sedation in the Pediatric Emergency Department at Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital

You may not qualify if…

• Unable to tolerate nasal-oral cannula
• Conditions that effect end-tidal carbon dioxide measurement (active asthma, diabetic ketoacidosis, severe dehydration or trauma)
• Intubation

Where it is running

• Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital — New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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